NOTE: this is not about demanding the US take action. This is about expressing solidarity and support and getting the word out to people who may not be aware of the full extent of what is happening.
One of the things I have learned from volunteer work is that it is important not just to talk about outrage but to find ways to help. And to help get out information about how people can help.
I am writing to you to express my concern over the use of violence by security forces responding to protests over the election results following the 12 June elections in Iran. Large numbers of people have been severely beaten by riot police on motorcycles who wield truncheons and night sticks. Furthermore, up to five students at Tehran University were reportedly shot dead on Sunday 14 June and another person was reportedly shot when security agents opened fire on a demonstration on behalf of Mir Hossein Mousavi on 15 June. Several other people were injured by gunfire.
I am also concerned that at least 170 people have been detained by authorities since 12 June, including the brother of former President Mohammad Khatami. Furthermore, the Iranian authorities have attempted to prevent the flow of information by blocking cell phone, text messaging, email and web sites.
I urge you to insure that security agents will exercise restraint in the use of lethal force to respond to protests, and to refrain from beating people for exercising their right to freedom of expression and association. I also urge that those detained for peacefully expressing their opposition to the election results be released. I finally urge you not to restrict the right to freedom of expression and association, by permitting peaceful public protests and by not interfering with communications.
Thanks for the link! I am bummed out I have class tonight until 9.
Also, is that the entire email? It seems to be cut short.
Crap, you're right! I somehow cut it off in copy/paste.
I added the rest of it in!
Not in NY but reposted the link on Twitter. Thanks!
awesome. thanks for posting this. I have wondered, looking at some of the pics this week, if they were written in Arabic and English for us westerners. (I wasn't so self-important to think that they were written bi-lingually just for americans) but I would guess bi-lingual signs that people who read english can read - meant for garnering support from the west.


Successful in creating and expanding the Bean Caffe brand, Liv & Sarah were ready for their next venture.
As lovers of good food, appreciating healthy, satisfying meals from a variety of cultures both always had one guilty pleasure…..a jaw droppingly good burger! Now, great burgers are a master piece of culinary genius and are very hard to find!
Many pubs, bars and restaurants serve a burger because, lets face it, everyone loves them, but not many places locally dedicate their destination to the great British Burger.
So, thats what we decided to do, and Hide was born. A burger bar with a small simple burger menu made from good honest ingredients, inspired by not just British food, but by local produce too.


(EN) The entrance to 475 Kent, an eleven-story loft building in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, looks very much like a door to a parallel reality. The first thing you notice is a huge panel of intercom buzzers with more than a hundred names—an initial clue that the building is home to an eclectic mix of established creatives—all drawn, at one time or another, by the vast industrial spaces within.
(EN) The building, a former warehouse built in the early 20th century, sits on a corner plot four blocks from the Hasidic Jewish enclave in South Williamsburg, five blocks from the Williamsburg Bridge, and within whispering distance of countless glass fronted new builds. It's an energized part of the borough that, due to gentrification and continued demand for new (glossy rather than gritty) loft spaces means historic buildings such as 475 Kent will soon be no more.
(EN) Inside the cavernous space, which was once the La Rosa pasta factory (the owner noticed an increase demand for macaroni after the war and set about his empire, buying the building in 1934), is today divided into large studios. It's been a home to many artists for 20 years—an eclectic mix of well known photographers and actors (yes, Bill Murray resided here a time), alongside established artists, musicians, and authors. 475 Kent has been described as a vertical village, New York's last renegade building, and it became notorious for rooftop parties and a high profile evacuation in 2008. In 2010, after years of lobbying efforts by Brooklyn's creative community to allow artists to continue living and working in such buildings, the city's loft law was amended. However, with new protections came new worries, including potential eviction for those who used Airbnb, sublet without actually living in their lofts, or for those who owned a weekend home elsewhere or traveled for work too often. And over the years residents have protested to keep such sacred spaces available for artists.
(EN) Soon after Guy moved in 1998, The New York Times called Williamsburg the chicest new neighborhood in New York. "I would just walk past a burnt-out power plant and an abandoned brewery and think 'Oh, the most chic neighborhood in America," he says, laughing. Soon German and Italian Vogue started doing photo shoots here.
(EN) Guy Lesser, an impeccably stylish writer and editor, inhabits a place that looks like a cabinet of curiosities on the ninth floor; his apartment is filled with ancient books, vintage handmade bikes, rugs from Afghanistan, and art pieces. Like in many other lofts, which lack storage space, one can see all the his possessions at a glance, a perfect portrait of an individual consisting of thousands of details.
(EN) Like many others after him, Lesser rented "just a cement box." Most of the tenants share the same narrative; they took nearly nothing and converted it into something, a living and breathing space. "What I received upon moving into my unit was a rectangular shoebox, below-regulation thin drywall, some leftover two-by-fours and a large garbage can," recounts typographer Ksenya Samarskaya, who moved into the building in 2008. She turned her apartment into a minimalist home filled with custom furniture and a studio where she can work on her projects (Samarskaya has collaborated with Apple, Google, WeWork, and many others). Johanna Burke, a set designer, turned her eighth floor apartment into what can be described as a beautiful greenhouse—a space full of plants that often inspire her works. Gregoire Abrial and Hang Pham created nearly all the furniture and artworks for their unit on the 11th floor themselves.
(EN) In Johanna's view, "the world is crazy right now," so she decided that, if the end of days comes, 475 Kent and NYC in general, are where she wants to witness it. She also sees more creative opportunities in NYC than in other places.
(EN) Hang Pham and Gregoire Abrial are a creative couple behind their own furniture and interiors studio. The duo's philosophy can be described as 'slow design' because Hang and Gregoire are really invested in creating objects (mostly from reclaimed materials) with which their owners can form a lasting relationship.
(EN) Whenever trouble occurred, most of the tenants came together to protect what they had. In January 2008, the government ordered an evacuation of the building because the city fire department had found flammable materials in a makeshift matzo bakery that the building's owner kept in the basement. After the evacuation, the officials said it would be possible for tenants to return on a case-by-case basis. At the time, it was legal to use 475 Kent for commercial purposes only.
(EN) "I moved in 2013, and soon after that, construction started everywhere near us. The owner of the lumberyard nearby released the plan for a high-rise residential which would effectively close the curtain between the waterfront and 475 Kent but that plan did not come through and the lot was put on the market," says Hang Pham, a designer and Abrial's partner who runs a studio together with him. While these new developments made this part of Williamsburg more convenient for its inhabitants with organic grocery stores and drug stores catering to the influx of former Manhattan residents, it also forced the closing of smaller independent stores as the rent prices for both commercial and residential spaces spiked. "The way to understand it is to look at what happened with SoHo when, after years of being chic, it became an expensive neighborhood, where investment bankers live in the buildings with a Cartier boutique on the ground floor," remarks Lesser.
(EN) "For my routine, amidst the abundant window light (there's a reason the building housed so many fellow photographers), I'd normally rise with the sun to be able to use the morning's energy to attack whatever creative problem was laying in store for me," reflects Ksenya.
(EN) Since the evictions life at 475 Kent has changed dramatically for those who remain. "On my floor, there are five occupied units and five that have been abandoned. It creates a very different feel, and my door isn't sitting open anymore," says Samarskaya. "Though the building has banded together to organize and catalyze in other ways—many of us are members of NYC Loft Tenants, advocating for better paths towards legalization," she says. Existing tenants work with lawyers and advocate for their rights in Albany, the capital of New York. They also organized an art auction during Armory Week to benefit the 475 Kent Tenants Association (475 KTA). Artworks were donated by an international community of artists, friends and tenants: from a Laurie Simmons photograph, selected prints including 'Peace Guard' by Shepard Fairey to Magnum Photographer Christopher Anderson's Obama portrait and a painting from Fred Tomaselli.
(EN) about 475 Kent's twenty-year history and some of the people who have shaped it here. Be sure to follow community activities and benefit initiatives via the 475 Kent Tenants Association (475 KTA). One such initiative was the SPRING/BREAK Art Show in support of affordable artist spaces in Williamsburg during the 2018 Armory Week, which you can read all about here. To explore the work of current tenants head over to the official 475 Kent directory.


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Feeding with Seed: the fertile gift that keeps on growing
By Arianne Pfoutz
Category: Organic and Non-GMO Company Profiles
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Mauro Seed Company's "Grow one, Give one" approach donates enough seed to produce two million pounds of food
It was frustration that propelled Dave Mauro to start his business. Volunteering at a local food bank, distributing food to recipients who came back every week, became dissatisfying. He wanted to make an impact, and he found that giving seed offered the best investment: an opportunity to feed the most people, at the furthest distance, at the lowest cost, for the longest time—year after year.
Dave Mauro, owner of Mauro Seed Company
Mauro Seed Company launched out of Dave's home garage near Nashville, Tennessee—selling non-GMO, heirloom garden seeds to retail and wholesale markets through a complete online catalog. The enterprise—a family affair, aided by his wife, three daughters, and a few seasonal helpers—features a "Grow one, Give one" approach. For each pack of tomato, pepper, cilantro, or broccoli seeds purchased, the company donates one pack to a partner organization that teaches people how to feed themselves. These organizations are carefully vetted operations, including non-profits, schools, and community gardens that provide seed, agricultural training, and seed saving techniques to help needy individuals become food independent. Most are based in the U.S., Guatemala, Zimbabwe, Haiti, and Venezuela; about 75 percent of the seeds are sent abroad. Since 2016, Mauro Seed has donated enough seed to produce two million pounds of food.
"We wanted to scale the effort with a very specific business model—to go from hand-outs to hand-ups," Dave said. "The giving part of the model is actually harder than the selling—we target our recipients and partners to make the likelihood greatest that people will actually begin to grow their own food."
Spreading the seed wealth
Tennessee-based nonprofit cul2vate used its donated seeds to grow vegetables in a farmer-training program for the chronically unemployed. It gives 50 percent of its harvest to hunger relief initiatives, and gives seeds to low-income potential gardeners. Grow Appalachia in Kentucky teaches rural Appalachians to garden—helping 14,000 people to produce nearly 3 million pounds of food over the last eight years. It has received over 400 pounds of seeds from Mauro Seed Company—bean, pea, corn, cucumber, cabbage, squash, and watermelon—for use in training modules and distributed for home growing. Both organizations note that the seed donations free up money for education, training, and tools that gardeners typically can't afford.
Further afield, Foundations for Farming in Zimbabwe and Semilla Nueva in Guatemala are prime recipients of Mauro's nearly 100 seed varieties. Outside of the U.S., organizations are more focused on farmer training to create self-sufficient food production. From researching food access globally, Mauro discovered that especially in Central America and Africa, the main problem is not availability but quality of food—processed foods abound in the cities, and staple crops such as corn lack nutrients. "It's the content of the food that's a problem," Dave said. The company is exploring a pilot project to distribute biofortified seeds—bred to increase vitamins, more than volume.
Targeted seed selection, within a lively catalog
Mauro Seed sells only non-GMO, open-pollinated, heirloom varieties that can be reused year after year. Consumer awareness made selling non-GMO seed a no-brainer. The company has a few lines of organic seed, but chose not to go organic completely because of complexity and cost—and lack of customer demand. "Our customers said that organic was a nice-to-have, not a need-to-have. Ultimately, going organic raises our costs and reduces our ability to sell," Dave said.
Seed suppliers come from many U.S. regions. The curated catalog offers a targeted, if limited, selection of the most popular foods. "We don't need 100 varieties of broccoli, like the larger seed companies offer," said Dave. "We offer the best heirlooms only, at the best prices. These seeds remain true to type and can be reused each year. We're a localized business—growing tomatoes in Tennessee might be quite different from growing them in Maine or Chicago, and we know what our customers need."
Recognizing the challenge of competing against established seed companies with catalogs the size of phone books, Mauro located a target market in millennials, who comprise 80 percent of new gardeners. This demographic rose 63 percent between 2008 and 2013. With 32 million Americans overall growing vegetable gardens, interest is strong.
Millennials buy from us not because of our catalog, but because of our cause," noted Dave. "It's not our peppers but our purpose that inspires them. Today's consumers want to see the value beyond the purchase, and we are that company in the seed industry."
The online Mauro Seed catalog is filled with creative seed descriptions calculated to engage the buyer. Take the Abe Lincoln Tomato: "This tomato is totally worth fighting over." Or the Banana Pepper: "These are the peppers that Peter Piper picked." "At minimum, anyone who comes to our site will have a laugh,"
The company's high-quality seed packets, with artistic printing and thick, foil-lined packaging, are compelling. It's all done manually."We want to grow faster, but carefully," Dave said. "We are focusing on online marketing and using our brand to move into retail. In trying to bring more people into gardening, we hope to eliminate barriers like the overwhelming seed rack, and the traditional catalog…that, combined with our creativity and 'Grow one, Give one' mission."
Giving leads to …receiving
The greatest reward, Mauro feels, is the gratification from doing something tangible to affect the lives of both customers and seed recipients. "We are not getting rich doing this; we are getting good at giving. At the end of the day, this business exists to help others. The better our business becomes, the better…and the more…we can give. That's our goal. We introduced a new model into this industry and are excited about some new approaches that will allow us to rapidly grow. At the end of the day, it's all about impact for us."
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CORNWALL – The mild weather has been good news for the shipping industry.
The St. Lawrence Seaway closed its 2015 regular navigation season on Dec. 24.
However, due to favourable weather, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation has extended the period for special ship transits.
Companies can make applications before Dec. 30 to travel the Montreal to Lake Ontario portion of the seaway.
The extension could help the seaway which has seen cargo levels and vessel transits dip this year compared to 2014.


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Kelsea Ballerini Touring With the Jonas Brothers in 2021
Sterling Whitaker Published: May 19, 2021
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The Jonas Brothers are hitting the road in 2021, and they are bringing along a very special guest. Kelsea Ballerini is set to support the sibling trio on their newly announced 2021 tour dates.
The trio consisting of Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas are set to embark on their Remember This Tour beginning Aug. 20 at the Park Theater in Las Vegas. The tour is slated to run until Oct. 27, when it wraps in Los Angeles with a performance at the Hollywood Bowl. Ballerini will support the Jonas Brothers on most of the dates, according to Rolling Stone.
"We couldn't be more excited to officially announce we are going on tour this summer and bringing our friend Kelsea Ballerini!" the Jonas Brothers say in a press release announcing the tour. "If this past year has taught us anything it's that we need to remember the important moments in our lives. We hope these shows will be special moments for our fans, our friends, and our families and we can't wait to see all their faces soon!"
Tickets go on sale on Thursday, May 27, at 10AM local time via the Jonas Brothers' website. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning on May 24 at 10AM local time and running through May 26 at 10PM local time.
The Jonas Brothers' Remember This tour takes its title from their upcoming single, which will air as part of NBC's promotional campaign for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The song will premiere on the first night of the U.S. Track and Field Trials on June 18.
The Jonas Brothers' Remember This Tour Dates 2021:
August 20 – Las Vegas, NV @ Park Theater
August 25 – Chula Vista, Calif. @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 27 – Mountain View, Calif. @ Shoreline Amphitheatre*
August 28 – Wheatland, Calif. @ Toyota Amphitheatre*
August 30 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
September 1 – Ridgefield, WA @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre
September 2 – Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
September 3 – West Valley City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
September 5 – Denver, Co. @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 7 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
September 8 – Milwaukee, Wisc. @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater | Summerfest
September 9 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
September 11 – Prior Lake, MN @ Mystic Lake Casino*
September 12 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
September 14 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
September 16 – Nashville, Tenn. @ venue TBD
September 18 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Music Midtown*
September 21 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ Riverbend Music Center
September 22 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center
September 24 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
September 25 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheatre
September 26 – Syracuse, NY @ St. Joseph's Health Amphitheatre at Lakeview
September 28 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
September 29 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
October 1 – Boston, Mass. @ Fenway Park
October 2 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
October 5 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
October 6 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
October 7 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
October 9 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
October 10 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
October 12 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
October 13 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
October 15 – Jacksonville, Fla. @ Daily's Place Amp
October 16 – Tampa, Fla. @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 17 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
October 19 – Pelham, Ala. @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
October 21 – Rogers, Ark. @ Walmart AMP
October 22 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
October 23 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
October 26 – Phoenix, Az. @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
October 27 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl
*without Kelsea Ballerini
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Get in the festive spirit! Before you take the kids to the Santa Claus parade, enjoy a light holiday concert with Camerata Nova at the Atrium of the Manitoba Hydro Building. The free performance features Christmas classics and a sing-along. Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 2:30 pm.


It is a well-known fact that high cholesterol is strongly correlated with cardiovascular disease. Keeping healthy cholesterol levels is key to leading a healthy life as small changes in lifestyle can lead to big changes in heart health. Plant sterols are natural components of fruits and vegetables that reduce the absorption of both dietary and endogenous cholesterol.When properly formulated plant sterols are ingested as part of a diet on a regular basis, they reduce LDL (or bad) cholesterol in the blood.
Cholesterol absorption is reduced when properly formulated plant sterols are added to your diet. Plant sterols compete with cholesterol in micelle formation, thus reducing cholesterol absorption in the blood stream.
In a recent clinical trial Nutrartis sterols not only showed a reduction on LDL cholesterol (12%), but also a lowering effect on triglycerides (14%), while other sterols did not show an effect on triglycerides. A key marker for cardiovascular health is the Total to HDL cholesterol ratio, because it takes into account both the ¨bad¨ and ¨good¨ cholesterol. The chart below shows that Nutrartis sterols outperform all other natural alternatives.
NDS is a novel plant sterol formulation in which free sterol particles have been downsized and stabilized using a proprietary process. This process improves the clinical efficacy of sterols as shown in the results of a research study carried out at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, University of Manitoba, Canada.


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National Reconciliation Week (27 May–3 June) is a time for all Australians to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories, share that knowledge and help us grow as a nation. This year's theme—'Don't keep history a mystery'—makes it personal, inviting each of us to learn more. ECA's commitment to Reconciliation deepens…
National Families Week – 15th – 21st May
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Sustainable practice… we have all heard about it, we all know we need to be doing it, but what does this mean for our practice in a service? Sustainability in early childhood education is an important part of the curriculum and should be incorporated into each and every service setting. Creating natural environments and proving…
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What is STEM? STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEM is important because it pervades every part of our lives. Science is everywhere in the world around us. Why STEM? "In the 21st century, scientific and technological innovations have become increasingly important as we face the benefits and challenges of both globalization and…
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Starting Blocks aims to help new parents with their first steps into parenting, especially when it comes to child care options. A topic of particular interest at the moment is the changes to the subsidies that the Australian Government provides to families of children in child care… It's important for you to be aware of…
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Q: Tag for status change alerts in Outlook 2016/Skype for Business no longer works My employer uses Outlook/Exchange and Skype for Business.  I can open a user's contact card, click on the ellipses next to the Add and choose Tag for status change alerts This used to work great.  When a user's status would change from busy to available I would get a message box that would appear.
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If you are the sort of person who mistakenly uses the word 'holiday' to describe self-sacrificing expeditions to remote regions of the country in search of solitude and, of course, Mother Nature as she was created, then Luphuthana is just about perfect!
Photoshop is built upon one fundamental concept, the idea of layers and masks, and there is no better way to learn about this crucial concept than with a staple of landscape photography photo editing, a simple exposure blend.
Exposure Bracketing from the ground up.
The rationale behind the multiple-exposures method is that each photo with its unique EV recovers some or other detail in the scene that its bracketed kin do not.


From childhood, I used to be in search of excellent friendly relationship and its definition of affection. Sadly, I never found an honest definition of it in my whole life.
Recently, I came in touch of the one who taught ME a similar. Really, it's an awfully lovely relation of the planet.
I desire, I want a friend for whom my each mistake is my first mistake. I will tell him/her each blunder with none guilt feeling, I never think twice before sharing my thought or any blunder, created by ME. He/she never judge ME for my blunder and acts.
He/she could pamper ME each day...Every night...Every time. I never have to be compelled to say something and that they perceive what and they express. After I create any mistake they hug ME and say its ok. For him/ her I'm like tiny baby however able to provide my area what I want.
Isn't it the correct definition of affection and friendship? If you can't express yourself whole ahead of your friends than to whom you may express. If one can't be real in front of friend then nobody would like any friend.
Life terribly huge, however I am very tiny, I am undecided concerning something.
I have totally mesmerized with the flow of it and the purity which is hidden into it. I loved it a lot.
Even the very colorful wording disclose the hard work which you have put into it to make it a milestone of your writing skills and even what you want to express through this message to whomsoever you feel or want to be very close to you as a best friendship.
Friendship is a beautiful relationship which can turn you into a better person.
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... a few photos from the Tour de Grandview (a criterium) road race in Grandview Heights. Talk about amazing weather, partially sunny 78 degrees, wonderful day for a race.
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Kate Beckinsale Flaunts Bikini Bod While Strutting to Drake's 'In My Feelings' at a Hollywood Game Night
Beckinsale strips down to a tiny bikini and gets into a fight with Kathy Griffin during a twisted "In My Feelings" challenge.
Kate Beckinsale confidently flaunted her fit figure in a tiny bikini during a "gay game night" at Kathy Griffin's house over the weekend.
"I love Kate Beckinsale, but she's never had any real competition in the beauty department," Griffin wrote of the 45-year-old actress on Instagram. "I decided to challenge her to a bikini contest. Let me tell you…she still doesn't know what hit her."
But we kind of think Beckinsale knows exactly what — or rather who hit her.
The comedian posted video of the two women strutting their stuff to Drake's "In My Feelings," and everything was going great until Griffin stumbled a bit and immediately pushed Beckinsale. From there, the runway walk was over and it was a full-on slap fight between the two friends.
Last night, I hosted gay game night at my home. I love @KateBeckinsale, but she's never had any real competition in the beauty department. I decided to challenge her to a bikini contest. Let me tell you…she still doesn't know what hit her. Sorry Kate.
A post shared by Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) on Aug 11, 2018 at 10:47am PDT
The assembled crowd cheered enthusiastically for both women, but we'd have to give the edge to Beckinsale. Her runway walk was on point, and she recovered quickly after Griffin's uncalled-for assault.
Plus, simply for poor sportsmanship alone, Griffin should have been disqualified!
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Temple, Temple ISD provides food, water to residents in need
Temple and Temple ISD knew some residents were unable to get transportation after the winter storm so they brought meals right to them.
Author: Matt Lively
Published: 8:30 PM CST February 22, 2021
Updated: 10:37 PM CST February 22, 2021
TEMPLE, Texas — With many scrambling to find resources after last week's winter storm, the City of Temple and Temple Independent School District teamed up to provide for residents on Monday.
School busses were driven to numerous neighborhoods around town to deliver essential goods like food and water. The goal was to bring resources to those who may have trouble finding transportation after the winter storm.
"We certainly recognize that transportation can be a major issue for folks, particularly following a winter storm," Temple Police Chief Shawn Reynolds said. "And we just felt that we had an obligation to try and do our best to deliver it to those folks in those communities who needed it most."
Bags filled with frozen foods, donuts, cereal, fruits, turkey and more were handed out to those who went to one of the numerous locations for pickup.
Efforts will continue on Tuesday when the Churches Touching Lives for Christ distributes food from 12:30-3:40 p.m. They are located at 702 W. Ave. G.
Temple Fire & Rescue will continue to distribute bottled water at their N. 3rd Street location and Avenue H location from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. daily while supplies last.
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Formalising its commitment to Pasifika achievement, Ara launched its Pasifika Strategy at a colourful ceremony at Te Puna Wanaka, City Campus Christchurch on Tuesday night.
The launch was marked with traditional music and dance, as well as a Kava ceremony, where a traditional drink made from Kava roots was served to the distinguished guests.
Ara Chief Executive Kay Giles noted in her speech that in 2010, 2% of students at the institute were Pasifika and in 2016 that figure was 4.5% and that one of the first graduates of new post graduate qualifications at Ara was Pasifika. But there was more work to do, moving from "partnership to co-ownership" and it was important to her to launch the strategy before she retires at the end of June.
Watch: Pasifika student Albany speech at the Autumn Graduation 2017.
To deliver this vision, the strategy outlines cultural values underpinning desired outcomes; such as family and community, spirituality and religion, identity and language, respect and humility, leadership and service, and diversity of Pasifika people.
A fia vave o'o lou va'a, alo na o 'oe, ae e fia tuli mamao le taunu'uga, tātou 'alo'alo fa'atasi.
The new Pasifika Advisory Group at Ara is chaired by Maria Pasene, who said that "it is our job is to identify and assure Pasifika success by breathing life into this document".
Each outcome is explored through deliverable tasks that span engagement with Pasifika communities, professional development for Ara staff, and building networks of Pasifika students, graduates and business mentors.
Ara Council member Jane Cartwright celebrated the milestone in her speech at the launch event and acknowledged the "huge involvement" of the Pasifika communities in creating the strategy and the importance of their ongoing involvement.


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By Shauna Thomas, VWB intern and OVC veterinary student.
Feddy Nambooze, 60 years old.
Although modern day Ugandan society is still highly oppressive to women, it has made moves in a positive direction. Thirty years ago, however, Feddy, a 14 year old girl having just completed grade seven, was coming home to the reality that she would no longer attend school no matter her drive or desire to learn. A family of 9 children, five girls and four boys, her father (as most men at the time) felt that it was a waste of money to educate girls and only the boys would complete high school. At the age of 20, Feddy was married with one child on the way. After 12 short years and five daughters, her husband passed away leaving her widowed and the sole provider for her children. At the time, her family was living in a town called Ibumbo in a house built the local way. Made out of mud, sticks and grasses, her two room house would leak and wash away when it rained. When asked about her mindset at the time she admitted it was hard to feel anything positive, saying it was "the worst time of her life". Thankfully, she persevered and was able to move herself and her children to her current location in a village named Kyabutoto.
All too happy to move on from talking about that time in her life, Feddy described to us in detail the steps she took to get from a bare, hilly plot of land to the concrete, decorated house she has now. To begin, she innovatively decided to dig up the hills to use the clay for bricks and to flatten the land at the same time. At this time her family had built another temporary local grass house until they could afford anything more. As an early member of the women's group in Kyabutoto, she was one of the first people to be a recipient of the goat pass on project (2006). She explained how she sold the initial goats to pay for her daughters' school fees, as many of our beneficiaries do. What has separated her from many others in the project is her forward-thinking. Using her group's revolving fund (microfinance scheme), she invested in four more goats, selling and buying as needed after this. Although many people in Canada may interpret this investment strategy as the obvious/logical next step; it is not often the first choice made by women in rural Uganda. For people who live so day-to-day due to extremely limited funds and resources, the idea of taking out loans and investing in something long-term like goatherds is a challenging concept. This initiative allowed her to have enough money (although nothing extra), to support all five of her daughters through high school and then each into a trade (tailoring, salon etc). The way she spoke about putting her daughters through school was very matter-of-fact; for her, education was not a question, it was fundamental to a successful life.
Feddy's house to the left with the Isingiro district in the distance.
By this point in the conversation I had already lost count of the number of times she spoke of and emphasized how thankful she was to have been a goat recipient from the VWB pass on project. From the start of her goat rearing time she had one goal: to have a home with electricity. She explained how room-by-room from 2006 to today she built the beautiful three-room concrete home we were sitting in. We were fortunate to get to take this walk down memory lane with Feddy, seeing her facial expressions and tone of voice change as she recounted her successes as well as her shortcomings. Especially notable was the look of pride she emitted when she pointed us to the light bulb in the ceiling and said all her hard work had paid off.
As a humble person by nature, it was harder than expected to get Feddy to talk about all of her training and current positions. The key to that box was when she pulled out a notebook and we started asking specific questions about the notes she has written and instructions in the book. The secret to it was that she clearly didn't want to talk about herself, but if asked about what she did for other people or the work a group she led was doing, she had endless things to say. A great leader is someone who is confident in themselves but focused on the greater good of a group. A list of the leadership position Feddy holds follows: Kyabutoto chairperson and Paravet, Nyamuanga secondary school board member, Parish co-ordinator, PTA representative, Village health team worker, Kakona health center nutrition facilitator, social worker trained in child protection and most recently a councellor for Kaberebere Town Council. All of these responsibilities she has on top of being the sole provider for herself and Rosette, the grandchild she looks after. It took me a few moments to pick my jaw off the floor after hearing just how many roles of responsibility she holds. Prior to this, I just believed she was a hardworking woman with some serious drive and a good head on her shoulders; when really she is the female version of Superman! Maybe a tad dramatic but when you see first hand how someone has worked so hard from the ground up all the way up to the top, you can't help but be heavily inspired.
Flipping through her training books, we stumbled across a chart with traits listed and a scale of 1(best) to 5 (worst) beside them. Feddy explained how every night she sits down and rates herself on each of the traits. She reflected that, "You can't be 100% at everything, but you can certainly try." We were shocked to see how low she had ranked herself in many categories such as empathy, confidence and availability. Thinking about it now, It has became clear that this is part of the key to her successes; never being completely satisfied forces her to seek education when possible, seize every opportunity given and continually expand her horizons. Alternatively, she says her key to success is always putting into practice what you learn, for many of us this is easier said than done. This 60-year old woman, without so much as a high school degree, is my definition of a life-long learner. Throughout the entire conversation with Feddy, I was searching for her to slip some word or phrase that would capture her personality and move any reader the way she has inspired me. In reality, this wasn't possible. To try to capture someone; their struggles, their triumphs, their complexities, in a few words strung together would only take away from their story. As we were wrapping up to leave Feddy's, her youngest daughter (a 20-year-old named Claire), piped in that the only role model she ever needs is her mother. It struck me then that someone dosen't have to be well known to accomplish great things, something as simple as being a single person's role model is one of the greatest legacies you can leave. So many strong women across the world are examples of these everyday unsung leaders. A simple conversation on a Friday evening allowed me to meet one of these very special women, and her name happens to be Feddy.
Feddy's list of qualities and her ranking of herself in her reflection journal.


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Q: EF Core linq and conditional include and theninclude problem I am having a problem with getting a result when trying to get objects with multiple levels.
This is what I am trying to do roughly:
_context.Investors.Where(s => s.Id == userId)
    .Include(c => c.Coins) //only want this if some kind of flag is given by the user.
    .ThenInclude(ct => ct.CoinType)
    .Include(c => c.Bricks) //only want this if some kind of flag is given by the user.

Essentially I am getting a lot of flags indicating if I should include parts of the object.
I got it almost to work. Like this:
_context.Investors.Where(s => s.Id == userId)
    .Select(i => new
    {
        i,
        Bricks = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.Bricks) != GapiInvestorFlags.Bricks ? null : i.Bricks,
        Offers = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.Offers) != GapiInvestorFlags.Offers ? null : i.Offers,
        Coins = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.Coins) != GapiInvestorFlags.Coins ? null : i.Coins,
        CoinTransactions = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.CoinTransactions) != GapiInvestorFlags.CoinTransactions ? null : i.CoinTransactions,
        OfferTransactions = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.OfferTransactions) != GapiInvestorFlags.OfferTransactions ? null : i.OfferTransactions,
        BuyTransactions = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.BuyTransactions) != GapiInvestorFlags.BuyTransactions ? null : i.BuyTransactions,
        SellTransactions = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.SellTransactions) != GapiInvestorFlags.SellTransactions ? null : i.SellTransactions
    }).AsEnumerable()
    .Select(e => e.i).FirstOrDefault();

This works except that the Coins section also has a cointype in it so I need to include it too. But when I add my code, the whole section stops working.
This is what I tried:
_context.Investors.Where(s => s.Id == userId)
    .Include(c => c.Coins)
    .ThenInclude(ct => ct.CoinType)
    .Select(i => new
    {
        i,
        Bricks = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.Bricks) != GapiInvestorFlags.Bricks ? null : i.Bricks,
        Offers = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.Offers) != GapiInvestorFlags.Offers ? null : i.Offers,
        Coins = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.Coins) != GapiInvestorFlags.Coins ? null : i.Coins.Select(c => new { c, c.CoinType }).ToList(),
        CoinTransactions = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.CoinTransactions) != GapiInvestorFlags.CoinTransactions ? null : i.CoinTransactions,
        OfferTransactions = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.OfferTransactions) != GapiInvestorFlags.OfferTransactions ? null : i.OfferTransactions,
        BuyTransactions = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.BuyTransactions) != GapiInvestorFlags.BuyTransactions ? null : i.BuyTransactions,
        SellTransactions = (details & GapiInvestorFlags.SellTransactions) != GapiInvestorFlags.SellTransactions ? null : i.SellTransactions
    }).AsEnumerable()
    .Select(e => e.i).FirstOrDefault();

I really can't tell why it does not work.
Basically when I change:
i.Coins

To
i.Coins.Select(c => new { c, c.CoinType }).ToList()

it stops working.

A: The technique you are using is not really explicit loading (Include / ThenInclude), but trick based on projection and EF Core navigation property fix-up, so I can't say why it stops working. EF Core still processes projections and includes differently, so it might be a defect in the current processing.
Implementing conditional include at the root query level is relatively easy. Note that the Include method starts from (is defined for) IQueryable<TEntity> and the returned IIncludableQueryable<TEntity, TPreviousProperty>> is also IQueryable<TEntity>. Which means you can keep IQueryable<T> query variable and apply conditional transformations similar to chained Where operators.
To make that easier, you could create a custom helper extension method like this:
public static IQueryable<T> If<T>(
    this IQueryable<T> source,
    bool condition,
    Func<IQueryable<T>, IQueryable<T>> transform
)
{
    return condition? transform(source) : source;
}

and use it like this:
_context.Investors.Where(s => s.Id == userId)
    .If(flagCoins, q => q.Include(e => e.Coins)
        .ThenInclude(e => e.CoinType))
    .If(flagBricks, q => q.Include(e => e.Bricks))

If you need something similar for the nested levels (ThenInclude), then add the following 2 extension methods:
public static IQueryable<T> If<T, P>(
    this IIncludableQueryable<T, P> source,
    bool condition,
    Func<IIncludableQueryable<T, P>, IQueryable<T>> transform
)
    where T : class
{
    return condition ? transform(source) : source;
}

public static IQueryable<T> If<T, P>(
    this IIncludableQueryable<T, IEnumerable<P>> source,
    bool condition,
    Func<IIncludableQueryable<T, IEnumerable<P>>, IQueryable<T>> transform
)
    where T : class
{
    return condition ? transform(source) : source;
}

which will allow you to use something like this:
_context.Investors.Where(s => s.Id == userId)
    .If(flagCoins, q => q.Include(e => e.Coins)
        .If(flagCoinType, q2 => q2.ThenInclude(e => e.CoinType)))
    .If(flagBricks, q => q.Include(e => e.Bricks))

A: you can use my extension method.

*

*Using:

 var filteredTransactions = _transactionRepository.GetAll()
                    .Where(x => x.CreationTime.Ticks <= input.FetchingTikes)
                    .IncludeIf(input.Filter.IsNotNullOrWhitespace(), t => t.DestinationAccountFk.Merchant, t => t.SourceAccountFk.UserFk)

*Extenstion:

 public static IQueryable<TEntity> IncludeIf<TEntity>([NotNull] this
   IQueryable<TEntity> source
                ,bool condition
                ,params Expression<Func<TEntity, object>>[]
    navigationPropertyPaths)
                where TEntity : class
            {
                if (condition)
                {
                    if (navigationPropertyPaths.IsNotNullOrEmpty())
                    {
                        foreach (var navigationPropertyPath in
   navigationPropertyPaths)
                        {
                            source = source.Include(navigationPropertyPath);
                        }
                    }
                }
                return source;
            }

*Other extensions:

        public static bool IsNotNullOrEmpty<T>(this IEnumerable<T> list)
        {
            if (list.IsNotNull() && list.IsNotEmpty())
            {
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        }

        public static bool IsNotNull(this object obj)
        {
            if (obj != null)
            {
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        }

        public static bool IsNotEmpty<T>(this IEnumerable<T> list)
        {
            if (list.Count() > 0)
            {
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        }


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Is UN Peacekeeping Losing Its Appeal?
An Italian U.N. peacekeeping soldier looking at a road that leads to a U.N. post along the border known as Ras Naqoura where Lebanese and Israeli delegations are meeting, in Naqoura, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 4, 2021.
In the early 1990s, Canada had over 3,000 troops deployed in peacekeeping missions around the world. Today, it has only a few dozen.
Canada is not the only Western country to have greatly reduced such missions. The drop in numbers, military experts say, demonstrates the changing nature of conflict in a post-Cold War world.
Major Tim Dunne is a retired officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. He was deployed in several peacekeeping operations. Now, he is a researcher for the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He said United Nations peacekeeping is "falling out of fashion." In other words, it is becoming less common and popular.
Dunne told VOA that before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, most international conflicts were driven by competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. He said this created the need for a neutral army to stand between them.
Dunne said that most modern conflicts, like in Syria and Iraq, are too complex for peacekeeping to work.
"The factors that allow for effective peacekeeping aren't there anymore," Dunne said.
Members of the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) gather with their vehicles in Kalma camp for internally displaced people in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, Dec. 31, 2020.
It is not only Canada that is rethinking the value of United Nations' peacekeeping.
Emily Estelle works for the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute. Estelle points to the lack of public support in Western nations for the costly and sometimes dangerous missions.
She used the Sahel, an area in Africa, to explain the change in operations.
She said France leads the counterterrorism operation in Mali but is working to end its involvement and the operation. She said it is in part because of pressure within France and an upcoming election.
She also said Mali and Somalia, which is facing a similar situation, would not be able to replace the influence peacekeepers have, "if and when they withdraw."
In Canada's case, the country's long-standing history to U.N. peacekeeping operations has largely been replaced by involvement in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) operations. These include involvement in the operation that defeated the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and Syria and the NATO operation, now ending, in Afghanistan.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's administration has promised to deploy more troops and police to international peacekeeping. But the proposed numbers remain only in the hundreds.
Charlie Herbert is a former top-level NATO advisor to the Afghan Ministry of the Interior and a former director at the Defense Academy of the United Kingdom.
Herbert said Britain is showing some interest in bringing new life to U.N. peacekeeping. He sees this as a reaction to the decision to pull NATO forces out of Afghanistan.
He told VOA, "The withdrawal from Afghanistan marks the end of an era."
He also said the withdrawal provides the chance for "…all Western nations to reconsider the use of their military as an instrument of their foreign policy."
He said Britain is using this as a chance to reinvest in high-end peacekeeping operations. It remains to be seen if other Western countries will follow Britain's lead.
I'm Gregory Stachel.
Jay Heisler reported this story for Voice of America. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor.
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From a classic German mid-size business to an internationally-oriented holding company describes, in short, the structural changes in the JK-Group of companies in recent years. The company was founded in 1927 by Josef Kratz, Sr. It was a small, family-owned cabinet making and wheel righting business. The original corporation was called Josef Kratz GmbH (the current holding of the JK-Group of companies was founded in 1969). During the course of its 30-year history, it developed from a sauna manufacturing company into one of the world's leading companies in the tanning industry.
The Ergoline professional sunbed program provides exceptional product innovations as well as a comprehensive line of products for all applications related to cosmetic tanning. The acquisition of SUN Industries in the United States in August 1999 has laid a strong foundation for the marketing of Ergoline brand professional tanning beds in the North American market. The company is headquartered in Jonesboro, Arkansas and has an excellent market reputation, an existing dealer network and a comprehensive product line.
JK-Light (formerly Global Sun Light) has been operational since October 2000. It is acting as a counterpart to the European JK-Licht GmbH for North America. The central thrust of all activities there is the marketing of consumer goods related to solariums and tanning salons. For the moment, this merger has no immediate impact on the German market. The vision for this acquisition is the international expansion and development of the U.S. market.Product developments and innovations originate from the JK Development Center.
Many of our development projects are supported by grants from the Department for Small Business R&D of the German state governments of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Rheinland-Pfalz. Professional quality control for all production and management processes has been a longstanding commitment at JK.
Founding member and active participation in the umbrella trade organization Sonnenlicht-Systeme e. V. as well as active membership on its economic advisory board, as well as a member of ESA (European Sunlight Association) since the beginning of 2000.
Cooperation with other industry companies (e.g. Philips GmbH, UB-Philips GmbH) in the area of market research for determining basis data for the entire industry.
Institutionalization of experience exchange with long-term suppliers to increase the efficiency of procurement activities for JK and its suppliers.


A few weekends ago saw Bakewell host the Bakewell Baking Festival (the world's first baking festival) for a third year. And I, lucky bugger that I am, managed to win a pair of tickets.
Bolstered by a little over excitement about going to a show dedicated to baking and with the Mr as company I was Bakewell bound.
The event is essentially an opportunity for bakers, amateur and professional alike, to get together and immerse themselves in a day of baking. Complete with stalls selling baked goods and baking paraphernalia, as well as some street food vendors, a bus bar and some music being played on actual gramophone. A more twee sounding event there couldn't be.
Knowing this event is still in it's early years I wasn't sure on what to expect but it was definitely bustling by the time lunchtime rolled around. We spent sometime wandering around the stalls. The one thing that left me slightly disappointed about the event was the lack of stalls selling baking equipment. I had partially expected to stumble across a stall dedicated to tins and icing tables. I'm in the market for a few new cake tins – predominantly a 7 inch round tin and a long rectangular tart tin (you really needed to know that, didn't you?) – however, I can understand why there wasn't one present. Having a more commercial stall at this event would seem odd. The majority of the stalls that were there were fabulously independent.
We bought some Herb and Sea Salt Focaccia bread from the guys at The Wellbeck Bakehouse and it was beautiful. It didn't survive the day.
There were an awful lot of stalls selling vintage crockery. And there were also a lot of stalls and people walking around dressed Rockabilly style. It made me start to wonder about baking and it's place in the "Cool Hobby" category. It struck me that it has become incredibly fashionable to be twee and to revert back to vintage in order to make baking seem a little more…..hip? For a second I felt as though I had slipped into a parallel hipster universe and it made me feel remarkably uncomfortable.
I soon recovered when I spotted the Churros stand. Apparently these are becoming a tradition for Mr M and me whenever we visit a festival. It's a tradition I think I can just about stand. Even if the chocolate dip is a little too runny.
The highlight of the day came for me when we headed to the event's main tent: the Demo tent.
Throughout the day famous bakers gave demonstrations on how to bake different things. Unfortunately we missed the Stacie Stewart one at 10am so decided to arrive early for a demo by Edd Kimber.
Winner of the first ever Bake Off Edd had never really piqued my interest. I only loosely watched the first series and found that subsequent series (*ahem* series 4) over shadowed the earlier ones for me, so I never really paid too much attention to the contestants. That has now changed. Edd Kimber is hilarious. He was honest, down to earth and had some really good tips. Whilst giving us a demo on why you shouldn't make Jaffa cakes in a hot marquee and how to make a Battenburg he started chatting about the Bake Off. I genuinely love that fact that he was so happy to talk about it, was humble about it and even shushed the nonsense on having regimented sized bakes.
We left the tent an hour later slightly warm and definitely hungry. Having circuited the festival twice and seeing the mammoth queues that had developed at all the lunch spots we opted to head into Bakewell for food.
Bakewell is a regular haunt for us and as what I would dub as the foodie capital of the Peak District we knew straight where to head for: Ricci's. A little Italian that opens all day supplying the masses with takeaway pizza for a cheeky Sunday lunch. We ordered, waited 10 minutes while our pizzas were made fresh, then devoured.
Now, time for a giveaway. For no reason at all other than because I felt it was time. You may (or may not if you're not a regular reader…..you should become one!) have seen my post about my visit to the Prestat Kitchens. As I mentioned in the post the lovely people at Prestat sent me on my merry way with a big old bag of goodies to keep my fix going. This included a box of their award winning, new to their range, Yuzu Sake Truffles.
I want to give this box to one of you lovely lot. Find out a little more about these in my last post and from the Prestat website, but the only thing you have to know is that you haven't lived until you've tried one.
*I have been in contact with the team at Prestat and they have agreed for me to give these Truffles away, however, they have no participation in this giveaway and hold no responsibility for it.
**I won tickets to the Bakewell Baking Festival. The organisers of the festival did not know I planned to write a post about the event. All purchases made at the event were made with our own money and all views and opinions are my own.


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Scottish union leader: Politicians' COP26 promises require worker power to come true
November 1, 2021	1:00 PM CST By Roz Foyer
Activists participate in a climate change protest in Glasgow, Scotland ahead of the start of COP26, Oct. 30, 2021. The U.N. climate conference COP26 started Sunday in Glasgow. | Alastair Grant / AP
GLASGOW—As some world leaders descend on Glasgow (and others stay away), our city will host a summit that has no treaty to agree but which will nevertheless be closely scrutinized to see whether the world, particularly those who run its dominant economies, are showing any signs of facing up to the crisis that is engulfing the planet.
It is a crisis that will be felt most quickly and most acutely in the global South and by the world's poor. These are the people who do not account for most of the world's greenhouse emissions but will be on the sharp end of its effects, whether directly through extreme weather events or indirectly if lives are affected through the economic impacts of an unjust transition.
A massive gap still exists between what is being promised by 2050 and the national plans to reach the necessary milestones on that journey by 2030. The reasons for this are political and rather obvious. Pledges made about 2050 targets stretch far beyond the political lifespan of all but the most optimistic politicians.
Hitting 2030 targets requires an intensification of action now.
But there are few politicians anywhere who would prefer action now. There are very few—possibly no—world leaders who were elected or came to power delivering the program of economic and social transformation that is really required to make the change we need. The politicking is deafening, but the plans for action are much less pronounced.
For months now governments, not least our own in Scotland and the U.K., have been gearing up for announcements to shine a rosy light on their record and future plans. This greenwashing is only matched by the corporations who are spending millions on propaganda but have thus far shown themselves to be totally inadequate in face of the challenge.
Brace yourselves for another period of positivity, but watch closely to see what really emerges from a summit which should, both because of the climate emergency and the global pandemic, be tearing up the playbook, but which in reality will be unlikely to make significant progress.
If there is hope, it will manifest outside the steel fences of the official conference zone.
The demonstrations and political events organized by the COP26 Coalition, which includes trade unions, environmentalists, anti-poverty groups, and a whole host of campaigning organizations, are where the important debates will be.
These events may not be as large as at some previous COPs, due to the pandemic, but they will still serve to show that powerful alliances of people continue to be forged. Many of the events will also be digital and beamed around the world.
It would be easy to imagine from the statements of various local and national politicians that the most important thing about COP26 is that it serves as a showcase for Scotland and Glasgow in particular.
Workers and campaigners have been chided not to misbehave and to play their part in projecting a picture of life in Glasgow to wow the visitors and the onlooking world. What seems to matter less is whether the picture is accurate or not.
Glasgow and Scotland are not unique in the world in terms of poverty, wage inequality, cuts to services, and inadequate public transport. But the fact that we are not unique cannot disguise the fact that these are problems we have.
And I just don't believe ordinary people are buying into the idea that this is primarily a showcase moment—not for Glasgow, not for Scotland, and not for the U.K.
The truth is that most of the world's leaders see the climate crisis as largely unconnected to their wider economic and social policies and programs. They certainly show little conception of the inevitability of climate change in a neoliberal global world economy, just as they fail to recognize the impact of financialized capitalism on the lives of workers.
The challenge of climate change requires a fundamental rebalancing of power between the asset-wealthy and the wage-poor. It is why the failed model of private ownership in key sectors such as energy and transport must be abandoned and why we need public programs of house-building and deep retrofit.
It is why we require decent public services and dignity and respect for the workers who deliver them. Unions are quite rightly using the leverage provided by the politicians' obsession with showcasing and spin to push for decent pay. But the importance of building workers' power goes much deeper than that.
Taking inspiration from the Lucas Plan—a 1976 plan for a just transition written by armaments workers themselves who wanted to produce "socially useful products" rather than weapons—workers have the potential to be the driver of industrial de-carbonization, whether in energy, manufacturing, transport, or public services.
Last week, Scotland's rail unions launched A Vision for Scotland's Railways, a plan that could contribute massively to reducing transport emissions. These same rail unions had recently won in a pay dispute with Scotrail after balloting for industrial action.
These two moments are not separate, they are linked.
If cleaning and other local government workers take industrial action during COP26, they will be supported by the figurehead of the environmental movement, Greta Thunberg. When the youth climate strikers take action on November 5, trade unions will be there.
There is a growing recognition that meeting climate targets requires a just transition and that a just transition requires a growth in workplace power and the democratization of industry.
Of all the messages that come out of COP26, this may turn out to be the most important and the most enduring.
Roz Foyer
Roz Foyer is General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress.
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Radjasthan ( राजस्थान ). A voyage to Radjasthan, India, Asia - Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bīkāner, Pushkar, Mount Abu, Ajmer, Jaisalmer...
It is said there is more history in Rajasthan than the rest of India put together. Welcome to the Land of the Kings, a fabled realm of maharajas and their majestic forts and lavish palaces. India is littered with splendid ruined bastions, but nowhere will you find fortresses quite as magnificent as those here, rising up imperiously from the desert landscape like fairy-tale mirages of a bygone era.
As enchanting as they are, though, there is more to this most royal of regions than its seemingly timeless architectural wonders. This is also a land of sand dunes and jungle, of camel trains and wild tigers, of glittering jewels, vivid colours and vibrant culture. There are enough festivals here to fill a calendar (and an artist's palette), and the shopping and cuisine are nothing short of spectacular. In truth, Rajasthan just about has it all. It is the must-see state of this must-see country, brimming with startling, thought-provoking and, ultimately, unforgettable attractions.
Rajasthan is home to the Rajputs, warrior clans who claim to originate from the sun, moon and fire, and who have controlled this part of India for more than 1000 years. While they forged marriages of convenience and temporary alliances, pride and independence were always paramount; consequently much of their energy was spent squabbling among themselves. The resultant weakness eventually led to the Rajputs becoming vassals of the Mughal empire.
Nevertheless, the Rajputs' bravery and sense of honour were unparalleled. Rajput warriors would fight against all odds and, when no hope was left, chivalry demanded jauhar (ritual mass suicide). The men donned saffron robes and rode out to face the enemy (and certain death), while the women and children perished in the flames of a funeral pyre. It's not surprising that Mughal emperors had such difficulty controlling this part of their empire.
With the Mughal empire declining, the Rajputs gradually clawed back independence – at least until the British arrived. As the British Raj inexorably expanded, most Rajput states allied with the British, which allowed them to continue as independent states, subject to certain political and economic constraints.
These alliances proved to be the beginning of the end for the Rajput rulers. Consumption took over from chivalry so that, by the early 20th century, many of the maharajas spent much of their time travelling the world with scores of retainers, playing polo and occupying entire floors of expensive hotels. While it suited the British to indulge them, the maharajas' profligacy was economically and socially detrimental. When India gained its independence, Rajasthan had one of the subcontinent's lowest rates of life expectancy and literacy.
At Independence, India's ruling Congress Party was forced to make a deal with the nominally independent Rajput states to secure their agreement to join the new India. The rulers were allowed to keep their titles and their property holdings, and they were paid an annual stipend commensurate with their status. It couldn't last forever, though, and in the early 1970s Indira Gandhi abolished the titles and the stipends, and severely sequestered rulers' property rights.
In their absence Rajasthan has made headway, but the state remains poor. The strength of tradition means that women have a particularly tough time in rural areas. Literacy stood at 67% in 2011 (males 81%, females 53%, a massive rise from 18% in 1961 and 39% in 1991) – the third-lowest in India, while the gender gap remains India's widest.
Mar Jaipur's famous Elephant Festival precedes the typically boisterous Holi celebrations.
Oct Ranthambhore National Park and Sariska Tiger Reserve reopen for tiger safaris.
Oct/Nov Don't miss the frenzy of Pushkar's famous Camel Fair.
Ярлыки: Asia, India, Radjasthan
Место: Раджастан, Индия


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Harold Spencer was a little boy when the USS Shenandoah flew over his grandparents' farm.
It was nighttime, so Spencer could only see something dark and cigar-shaped. Still, he wanted to commemorate the momentous event — the day a 680-foot Navy blimp floated in the sky near Corning, N.Y.
"With my mother's nail file, I scratched a dirigible in her piano stool," Spencer recalled.
Although the Shenandoah tragically crashed in 1925, Spencer's art lived on — not only in that piano stool, which his mother never refinished, but in a lifetime of drawings.